Zed \Zed\, n. [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See
   Zeta.]
   The letter Z; -- called also zee, and formerly izzard.
   "Zed, thou unnecessary letter!" --Shak.
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	zee
    n 1: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z
         zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee";
         "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: Z, z, zee,
         zed, ezed, izzard]